United vs Columbus Crew Grades [R]

[albionroad]

Grade our players. The scale is 1 to 10, worst to best. I will average the scores in a few days. Please try to keep this thread to grades and/or grades-related discussion. Here's a roster that you can copy and paste when you post your grades.


Rimando
Prideaux
Boswell
Petke
Olsen
Simms
Adu
Gomez
Gros
Eskandarian
Moreno

Carroll
Namoff
Kovalenko

[mtkstriker]

Rimando-6
Prideaux-6
Boswell-7
Petke-6
Olsen-8
Simms-7
Adu-9
Gomez-6
Gros-7
Eskandarian-5.5
Moreno-6.5

Carroll-5.5
Namoff-n/a
Kovalenko-n/a

[rugman]

Rimando 6.5 saved our bacon
Prideaux 6 solid D all game
Boswell 5
Petke 5
Olsen 5 good 1st half, bad 2nd
Simms 5
Adu 7 breakout game. let's see if he can keep it up against a quality 'D'
Gomez 5.5
Gros 6 did well in matchups, plus a killer goal
Eskandarian 4.5 still hurt
Moreno 5.5

Carroll 5
Namoff 6 stopped the bleeding on the right side
Kovalenko NR for averages (but 10 for coming on the pitch!)

[spidergoose]

Rimando-8
Prideaux-6.5
Boswell-7
Petke-6.5
Olsen-8
Simms-7
Adu-9.5
Gomez-6
Gros-8.5
Eskandarian-5.5
Moreno-7.5
Carroll-5.5
Namoff-n/a
Kovalenko-A bajillion :D

[ursula]

Rimando- 7.5
Prideaux- 6.5
Boswell-6
Petke- 6
Olsen-7.5
Simms-6.5
Adu-7.5
Gomez-5.5
Gros-6.5
Eskandarian-5.5
Moreno-6

Carroll- 4.5
Namoff-5.5
Kovalenko- How can you type in the infinity symbol?

[Sundevil9]

Rimando- 8
Prideaux- 6.5
Boswell-6
Petke- 6
Olsen-5.5 (would be higher if he wasn't owned by Mediate in the 2nd half)
Simms-6.5
Adu-7.5
Gomez-6
Gros-6.5
Eskandarian-4.5
Moreno-5

Carroll- 4.5
Namoff-5.0
Kovalenko- N/A

[vivzig]

After enjoying that win so much, I hate to rain on anyone, but here goes

Rimando - 6
Prideaux - 6 (can't take away for the poor finishing by a def.!)
Boswell - 6.5
Petke - 6
Olsen - 5.5
Simms - 6
Adu - 7
Gomez - 6
Gros - 6.5
Eskandarian - 6 (not as bad as everyone keeps suggesting--some nice defensive moves)
Moreno - 6

Carroll - 5
Namoff - 6
Kovalenko - n/r

[DCU]

Rimando-5
Prideaux-5
Boswell-6
Petke-5
Olsen-7
Simms-7
Adu-8
Gomez-6
Gros-6
Eskandarian-5
Moreno-4

Carroll-5
Namoff-n/a
Kovalenko-n/a

[Sanguine]

Rimando - 7
Prideaux - 6
Boswell - 7
Petke - 6
Olsen - 7
Simms - 7
Adu - 8
Gomez - 6
Gros - 7
Eskandarian - 4
Moreno - 7

Carroll - 5
Namoff - eleventy billion
Kovalenko - eleventy billion (Dema and Namoff are really NR, but it was great to have them back on the field.)

[beltwayrob]

Rimando 6.5
Prideaux 7.0
Boswell 7.0
Petke 7.0
Olsen 7.5
Simms 6.0
Adu 7.5
Gomez 6.5
Gros 7.0
Eskandarian 5.5
Moreno 6.5

Carroll 6.0
Namoff 6.0
Kovalenko 6.0

[WFU03]

Someone's gotta explain to more how Nicky can get less than a 7.5 in this game...I just can't fathom rating him any lower than that.

Rimando 8.5
Prideaux 7.0
Boswell 6.5
Petke 6.5
Olsen 7.0
Simms 5.5
Adu 8.5 MOTM
Gomez 6.0
Gros 7.0
Eskandarian 5.0
Moreno 6.5

Carroll 5.0
Namoff NR
Kovalenko NR

[Winoman]

Rimando 6.0 - Great saves, distribution still stinks.
Prideaux 6.0 - Solid D 2nd match in a row.
Boswell 7.0 - Getting better all the time. I'm really impressed with this kid.
Petke 6.0 - Overall good match.
Olsen 7.0 - Looks very good on the RW to start, but doesn't have the wheels to go 90 (on the wing) anymore.
Simms 6.5 - Looking more comfortable. Better than his last start. Solid on Defense, improved on Offense.
Adu 8.0 - His best game as a pro, so far. Not only a force on offense, but actually played some decent defense, as well! :eek:
Gomez 6.5 - Solid as the holding mid. With Freddy in, not as visible on offense, but did contribute to the attack. Also played some defense! :eek: Went the entire 90+.
Gros 7.0 - Best game this season. Good attacking play, good defense, Golazoooo!
Eskandarian 5.5 - Hustled on offense, very involved in the buildups but can't find the net. Needs to work his way out of his slump.
Moreno 6.0 - Was solid in the attack but worked a lot harder on defense than I've seen him do in some years. He didn't have any gas left in the tank at the end, and killed a couple of attacks which might have padded our Goal Differential stats.

Carroll 5.0 - Good to see him back on the pitch. Played solid defense except for one play, right when he subbed in.
Namoff 5.0 - Also good to see Namoff back on the pitch after his injuries. It will be hard for him to bump Prideaux, the way that Prideaux's been playing.
Kovalenko NR - Happy to see the Demanator back on the pitch. I can see him as a very solid sub for Ben, if Benn continues his excellent play on the RW.

[Sanguine]

Someone's gotta explain to more how Nicky can get less than a 7.5 in this game...I just can't fathom rating him any lower than that.


I don't do .5's and his performance didn't merit an 8.

[kirchhausen]

Rimando - 7.5 (several athletic saves, no one in MLS stops the Cbus goal)
Prideaux - 7 (nice run set up the 1st goial, played solidly all game)
Boswell - 6 (played solidly, didnt see him slip up which is a good thing)
Petke - 6 (solid game, no obvious mistakes)
Olsen - 7 (great workrate all game, excellent cross on Gros's goal)
Simms - 6 (would have been a 7 if he completed more of his passes, made some all-star level tackles)
Adu - 8 (MOTM 2 assists, one goal then almost another, great passing throughout, best game of his career by a long shot.)
Gomez - 6.5 (possesed the ball very well at times, drew several fouls)
Gros - 7 (great workrate, goal of the week, was mixing it up on the wiong all night long, unlucky to get the yellow)
Eskandarian - 5.5 (did nothing to stand out, sis not harass the goalkeeper like his usual healthy self, injury seems to still be affecting his play)
Moreno - 6.5 (nice goal, wasnt as easy as it first appeared, right place right time, seemed to wear out in the last 10 minutes)

Carroll n/a
Namoff n/a
Kovalenko n/a

[Th4119]

Rimando - 8.5
Prideaux - 7.5
Boswell - 7
Petke - 7
Olsen - 6.5
Simms - 6.5
Adu - 8.5
Gomez - 7
Gros - 7.5
Eskandarian - 5
Moreno - 6.5

Carroll - 5.5
Namoff - NR
Kovalenko - NR (great to see both though)

[dadman]

Rimando - 7.5
Prideaux - 6.5
Boswell - 6.5
Petke - 6.5
Olsen - 7.5
Simms - 7.0
Adu - 8.0
Gomez - 6.5
Gros - 7.0
Eskandarian - 6.5
Moreno - 7.0, tired late

Carroll - 6.0, really entered too late to be fairly rated
Namoff - NR, but really happy to see him check in with the fourth official
Kovalenko - NR, but great to see him on the field again

[LN - Dougg]

Rimando-8
Prideaux-6
Boswell-7
Petke-6
Olsen-7.5
Simms-6
Adu-8.5 - MOTM
Gomez-6
Gros-8
Eskandarian-6
Moreno-7

Carroll-5
Namoff & Kovalenko- 10 - just for goign out there and giving us the sign that they are ready to return.

[DangerMouse37]

Rimando-7 (great saves but distribution and positioning still...)
Prideaux-6
Boswell-7
Petke-6
Olsen-7.5 -- yeah, his second half was slower but he worked his a$$ off
Simms-6 -- getting better, if I'm Carroll I'm gonna push it in practice
Adu-8.0 - MOTM -- hard not to start him somehow, best pro game by far
Gomez-6.5 -- a lot of good holding/defense, helped Fred do his thing
Gros-7.5 -- best game of the year
Eskandarian-5 -- he'll come around, but he's not there now
Moreno-6

Carroll-5 -- want him to show more
Namoff & Kovalenko-NR -- what a boost to see them both out there.

[fatbastard]

Rimando - 6 had some nice saves, but made me cringe quite a few times too
Prideaux - 6 nice work, steady
Boswell - 7, great distribution and anticipation
Petke - 5.5
Olsen - 7, great work on the wings, unbelievable workrate
Simms - 6 did alot of great dirty work for Adu and Gomez
Adu - 7.5 - awesome footwork, he should start every other home game :)
Gomez - 5.5 different role, did very well, not quite sure why i am ranking him so low .....
Gros - 6 - goal gets him an extra point
Eskandarian - 4.5 good pressure, helped the defense more than the offense, but helped!
Moreno - 6.5, can keep the ball better than anyone in MLS I think

Carroll - 5, took some time to adjust off the bench
Namoff - 5, great to see him again, he's still diving in and getting behind attackers though
Kovalenko - NR - almost gave him a 10 just for taking the field and making the girls around me smile :D

[albionroad]

Averages

Rimando 7.0
Prideaux 6.3
Boswell 6.6
Petke 6.1
Olsen 6.9
Simms 6.3
Adu 8.0
Gomez 6.1
Gros 6.9
Eskandarian 5.2
Moreno 6.2
Carroll 5.2
Namoff N/A
Kovalenko N/A